Come celebrate 25 years of LDI

Meet our 2019-2020 faculty....

TRACY DELLA RUSSO

Owner, toddler/ preschool program

Owner and artistic director of Let’s Dance. Master teacher & choreographer, Tracy has been teaching dance for over 30 years, receiving her training from some of the area’s most prominent teachers such as, Adrienne Parker Academy of Ballet, Bill Fowler, Rosemarie Delutis-Boyden, and the Sherry Gold Dance Studios. She continues to attend conventions and seminars to further her dance and teacher training. She danced professionally before earning a degree in business management and taught preschool all which has set the foundation for her teaching ability in dance. She has been inspiring all ages through the art of dance with patience and love. She is also the recipient of the prestigious “Carol Miller Award” for upholding the highest standards in choreography and teaching. She is member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science and a certified Zumba instructor

MICHAELA DELLA RUSSO

Company Director Lyrical/ Jazz/ Technique

Michaela has been dancing since the age of two. She danced and competed up to the age of 19. She is now the co owner of Let's Dance, Inc with her mother, Tracy Della Russo as well as the Competition Team director. Michaela danced professionally for 5 years traveling around the US. She has opened up for artists such as Big Sean, Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Derulo to name a few. Also Michaela has danced at the 2013 and 2015 Kiss Concert at the Xfinity Center. She was also featured in a music video that debuted on MTV with artist B-Capp! Recently was a promo dancer for Demi Lovato. She looks forward to working with every child and sharing her passion and love for the art of dance! She was an assistant to many dance conventions including Excel in Motion where she assisted for 2 years. Michaela's choreography has won numerous high scoring awards and choreography awards. She is also now a pre school teachers at Bright Horizon's Educational Pre School in Somerville, MA. We are so lucky to have Miss Michaela on staff here!

michaela.dellarusso@aol.com

MEGAN DAVIS

Contemporary/ Ballet/ Pointe

Megan began her dance training at three years old. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and hip hop. Over her career Megan has studied with some of the most saught after instructors. Her film and print work includes being a two time contestant for FOX's hit reality show "So You Think You Can Dance", season 5 being in the top 37 girls in Vegas week. She is also a 4 time regional young choreographer of the year along with ADA's diamond choreography winner. Megan was also the recipient of DXP's National Finals senior choreography winner in 2011.

Stephanie Raymond

Acrobatics

Was a gymnast for over 20 years competing around New England for 15 of those with both Gemini Gymnastics and TOPS USA Gymnastics. She qualified for the U.S. Regional Championship in 1997 and placed in the top 20 for All-Around competition. Stephanie was captain of the Stoneham High School gymnastics team and choreographed both beam and floor routines throughout her four years for her high school team, while also teaching at Reading Gymnastics Academy. As a high school senior and team captain, Stephanie won the award for Most Outstanding Female Athlete in individual sports for Stoneham High School for her leadership of the gymnastics team, as well as the track and field team and swim team. Stephanie was also an NCAA division 1 college athlete rowing for the UMASS Amherst Crew team. She graduated Cum Laude from UMass Amherst in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is currently a full time registered Medical Surgical Telemetry Nurse at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA.
Stephanie is ACLS certified and has been a part of the LDI family for the last 9 years. She is excited to introduce a new and improved acrobatics program this year focusing on strength, conditioning, tumbling, partnering, and contortion work.

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Kiera Letts

Hip Hop

Miss Kiera has been apart of the wonderful world of dance since the age of 3. She trained at Helene Joy School of Dance under the instruction of Patricia Lerman and Helene Chapman where she studied Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, and Contemporary. In May of 2014 she graduated from Fitchburg State University with her Bachelor in Science in Interdisciplinary studies with a minor in Biology. Although she is proud of her degree her passion is with dance. Kiera has taught classes at several studios in the North Shore along starting and choreographing for the Beverly High School Dance Team. She also choreographed and danced for the Fitchburg State University Dance Team. She has been competing in regional and national competitions since the age of 8. Kiera continues to further her education by attending workshops such as Shock, Monsters of Hip Hop, Artists Simply Human, Nuvo, Radix, and several others. In the summer of 2015 she attended The Pulse Annual Teacher Workshop in New York City. Her award winning teams have won many high scores, entertainment awards, special judges awards, World Dance Championship invites, and Technique awards at both regional and national competitions. She has also received Outstanding Choreography at Dance Xplosion, Nexstar, and Bravo! In 2017 her team was awarded the Xccelerated Xcalibur at Dance Xplosion. In December of 2017 her advanced hip hop team performed in the Monsters of Hip Hop Club Stylz Showcase. This summer she will be attending Acrobatic Arts to get certified in module one. Kiera is proud to be along side such a talented staff here at Let’s Dance Inc!

Shaina Shwartz

Tap

Shaina has been performing and teaching throughout New England for over 10 years. An attendee of the Boston Youth Movies program at Jeannette Neil Dance Studio, she went to study music and theater at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, CT. A former resident artist at the award winning child's theater, The peacock Players, and dance captain/co-choreographer with the Boston Tap Company, Shaina is now the primary tap instructor at Boston University and multiple prestigious Greater Boston area studios. She is the Artistic Director of the New England based educational dance company, Touche Taps, which focuses on comprehensive music, percussive dance and composition training, working with over 200 dancers, ages 7 to 65+ every week!